Info Biográfica de
Ryan Alan Roberts

Has more than 30 tattoos...did not make any major additions this offseason, though he did get some fill-in and re-coloring work done...his wife, Kim, bought him a tattoo machine for his birthday, although most of his body ink has been done by professionals...he drew tattoos on his thumb and foot but doesn't plan to do anymore himself...His nickname "Tatman" began in 2011 when a D-backs fan held up a sign with the name, which Kim saw on TV and thought was perfect...Instead of simply writing a check, Ryan wanted to be more creative in helping a charity...in 2012, he started selling T-shirts with a "Tatman" logo to benefit Ryan's House in Arizona, which gives terminally ill children a fun, casual place to hang out while their parents get a rare chance to spend time together alone...Ryan decided to give the "Tatman" proceeds to Ryan's House after soliciting suggestions for charities on Twitter...During a stint with the Reno Aces (Arizona's Triple-A affiliate) in 2010, he lived in the home clubhouse for several weeks to save money... this offseason, Ryan and Kim purchased their first home.

2013

Played in 60 games, spanning four stints, with the Rays ... hit .247 (40-for-162) with six doubles, five home runs and 17 RBI in 60 games before being designated for assignment in August ... Broke camp with the Rays before he was optioned to Triple-A Durham, June 16 ... was also on the big league roster June 29-July 2, July 19-July 21 and July 31-August 15 ... Batted .305 (25-for-82) against southpaws compared to a .188 mark (15-for-80) against right-handed pitchers .... Went 13-for-45 (.289) with a home run and 12 RBI with runners in scoring position ... Posted his first multi-homer game of the season, April 22 vs. the Yankees, going 3-for-4 with two homers and two RBI ... Belted two homers again, July 1 at Houston, going 3-for-5 with two clouts and three RBI ... In his first action at the minor league level since 2010, Ryan posted a .210 average (26-for-124) with five doubles, one home run and 13 RBI in 37 games with Durham ... Landed on Durham's seven-day D.L., September 10-18, with a right abdomen strain ... Elected free agency, October 11.

2012Split the season between the Rays and the Diamondbacks, combining to hit .235 (103-for-439) with 12 HR, 52 RBI and 10 SB...his 143 games played tied his career high (2011)...Acquired by the Rays on July 24 from Arizona in exchange for minor league second baseman Tyler Bortnick...Started 51 of 65 games (40-2B, 11-3B) after joining the Rays on July 25, and hit .218 (40-for-187) with six HR, 10 2B and 18 RBI as a Ray...went 2-for-32 (.063) in his first 10 games with the Rays and then hit .239 (37-for-155) with
five HR, 10 2B and 15 RBI in 50 games after Evan Longoria's return from the DL on Aug. 7...In a combined 54 games at second base, did not commit an error in 225 total chances...had nine errors in 78 games (197 total chances) at third base...hit .258 (42-for-163) with five HR when playing second base compared to .217 (55-for-253) with seven HR when playing third base...Hit a home run in his first at-bat with the Rays on July 25 at BAL, a two-run shot off Miguel Gonzalez in the third inning of the Rays 10-1 win...became the second Rays player in 2012 to hit a home run in his first at-bat with the team (also Brandon Allen on April 26 vs. LAA)...Before the trade, hit .250/.306/.357 (63-for-252) with six HR, 34 RBI and six SB in 83 games (63 starts) for the Diamondbacks.2011Set career-highs in several offensive categories, including doubles (25), home runs (19), RBI (65) and slugging percentage (.427) in his third season with the D-backs...Named the D-backs' winner of the MLBPAA 2011 Heart and Hustle Award for his passion, desire and work ethic both on and off the field...Ranked fourth among National League third basemen in homers (17), trailing the Cubs' Aramis Ramirez (26), Giants' Pablo Sandoval (21) and Braves' Chipper Jones (18)...His .354 on-base percentage was the third-highest mark by a D-backs third baseman behind Troy Glaus (.366 in
2005) and Mark Reynolds (.354 in 2007)...Made 107 appearances at third base (102 starts), 3 in left
field (2) and 1 at shortstop...Batted .462 (6-for-13) with 15 RBI with the bases loaded, 10th-best in the NL...hit .209 (31-for-148) with 2 home runs as the leadoff hitter (.266 elsewhere)...Made his first career appearance at shortstop on April 13 vs. Cardinals...Reached base in 14 straight games from July 28-Aug. 11
(.383, 18-for-47)...Connected for his first career grand slam and walkoff home run on Sept. 27 vs. Dodgers...according to Elias Sports Bureau, he became the fourth player in Major League history to hit an extra-inning grand slam with his
team trailing by 3 runs along with Babe Ruth (1925 Yankees), Roger Freed (1979 Cardinals) and Jason Giambi (2002 Yankees)...POSTSEASON: Hit .350 (7-for-20) with 2 home runs and 6 RBI in 5 NLCS games vs. Brewers...hit the second postseason
grand slam by a D-backs player in Game 4.2010Saw most of his playing time with the D-backs off the bench and was primarily used in the outfield, seeing action in 14 games (9 starts) in left field, and 1 game each at second base (start), third base (start) and in right field...Split time between Triple-A Reno and the big league club...in 94 games over 2 separate stints with the Aces, hit .265
(92-for-347) with 62 runs scored, 25 doubles, 2 triples, 11 home runs and 55 RBI while seeing action at catcher, second
base, third base, shortstop, left field and designated hitter...led the team with 16 stolen bases, while finishing third in
doubles and fourth in RBI...Hit .364 (24-for-66) when leading off an inning...hit left-handed pitchers at a .374 clip (34-for-91) with 10 doubles,
a triple, 6 home runs and 24 RBI...Recalled from Reno on May 25...in his first stint with the D-backs, hit .176 (3-for-17) with a run scored, double and
3 RBI in 12 games...His walk-off, pinch-hit RBI single on June 4 vs. Rockies was the D-backs' first walk-off win this season...the following
night, had a pinch-hit, 2-run double vs. Rockies...Optioned to Reno on June 21...hit .257 (48-for-187) with 35 runs scored, 12 doubles, a triple, 8 home runs and 29
RBI over 51 games in his second stint with the Aces...Hit .344 (31-for-90) with 23 runs scored, 7 doubles, a triple, 6 home runs and 20 RBI over 25 games in July...Recalled for the second time on Aug. 24...Hit his first home run of the season on Sept. 4 vs. Astros, a 3-run shot in the fifth inning that set a season-high for
RBI...Collected his first multi-hit game of the season on Sept. 21 vs. Rockies, going 2-for-4 with a run scored, double and
RBI.2009Capitalized on the opportunity when inserted into the lineup, eventually becoming a regular, and set career highs in every offensive category... Made the Opening Day roster for the first time in his career... Saw action in 57 games (45 starts) at second base, 19 games (15 starts) at third base and 16 games (12 starts) in left field... Hit .325 (38-for-117) against lefties and .250 (47-for-188) versus right-handers... Posted a .310 average (45-for-145) in 56 games at Chase Field and a .250 average (40-for-160) in 54 road games... His 3.4 grounded-into-double plays percentage was the fourth lowest in the NL... Hit .373 (25-for-67) with .447 on-base and .642 slugging percentages in 24 games against NL Central...in 25 games against the NL East, batted .342 (27-for-79)...In May, hit .396 (19-for-48) with a .933 OPS in 21 games... In August, batted .352 (32-for-91) with a 1.003 OPS in 26 games... When batting second in the order, posted a .343 average (36-for-105) with 5 doubles, 1 triple, 4 home runs, 9 RBI and 15 walks with a .958 OPS... Made his D-backs debut with a sixth-inning, pinch-hit single on April 6 vs. Rockies... Made his first start for the D-backs, at third base, on April 19 @ Giants, his first start since May 27, 2007 @ Twins, also at third base, for Toronto... His pinch-hit, RBI single on April 22 vs. Rockies proved to be game-winner and was his first RBI of the season, second of his career and first since Aug. 2, 2006 @ Yankees... Collected 3 hits and 2 RBI in his first career multi-hit and multi-RBI game on May 10 vs. Nationals. .. Had a career-high 6-game hit streak from May 26-31, batting .435 (10-for-23)... Hit safely in 7 straight home games from May 26-June 10 at a .423 clip (11-for-26)... Optioned to Reno on July 4 and hit .310 (13-for-42) with 1 double, 1 triple, 1 home run and 10 RBI as well as 6 walks, 7 stolen bases and a .848 OPS in 10 games for the Aces... Recalled from Triple-A Reno on July 20... Hit a solo homer on July 24 vs. Pirates, his second career home run with his first on Aug. 3, 2006 @ Yankees... Hit 5 home runs in 11 games from July 24-Aug. 5 after hitting 1 homer in his first 73 career games... Set career highs with 4 hits and 3 RBI and had his first career 2-homer game on Aug. 4 @ Pirates... Matched his career high with 4 hits on Aug. 23 @ Astros... Reached base in all 5 plate appearances with 2 hits and 3 walks on Aug. 25 @ Giants... Hit his first career leadoff homer on Aug. 26 @ Giants... Reached base via a hit or walk in 15 consecutive games from Aug. 22-Sept. 7, batting .327 (18-for-55) with .456 on-base and .455 slugging percentages.2008Batted. 300 for Triple-A Oklahoma and led the team in hits (136)...was also second in triples, third in at-bats (453), runs (71), doubles (28), RBI (66) and stolen bases (15)...Tallied a career-high 7 RBI on 2 home runs, including a grand slam, on July 26 @ Colorado Springs...Saw action in 1 game for the Rangers, striking out in his only at-bat on July 29 vs. Mariners...Strung together a season-high 13-game hitting streak from Aug. 4-17, batting .385 (20-for-52) with 6 runs scored, 5 doubles and 6 RBI...Hit safely in 8 straight games from Aug. 22-30, batting .432 (16-for-37) with 6 multi-hit games, including a season-high 4 hits on Aug. 26 @ Round Rock.2007Spent time with Toronto from April 17-27 and May 12-27...designated for assignment on May 30 and outrighted on June 1, spending rest of season with Triple-A Syracuse...Hit .400 (18-for-45) in his final 11 games for the Chiefs...Had a season-high 4 hits on Aug. 24 vs. Ottawa with 2 doubles and 3 RBI...Scored a run in 6 straight games from Aug. 25-30.2006Had his contract purchased by Toronto on July 30. ... On Aug. 3, collected his first Major League hit when he hit a solo home run at Yankee Stadium. ... Optioned back to Triple-A on Aug. 27 after going 1-for-13 in nine games for Toronto. ... Hit .273 with 10 homers and 49 RBIs in 98 games at Triple-A.2005Combined to hit .277 with 24 home runs and 79 RBI between Dunedin and New Hampshire...Hit .287 with nine home runs and 35 RBI in 42 games in the Florida State League to open the season, earning a promotion to Class AA... In 92 games with the Fisher Cats, he batted .272 with 15 home runs and 44 RBI... AMONG THE
LEADERS: Finished the season, T-3rd in the Eastern
League in on-base percentage at .379... Was a two-time selection
as a Blue Jays Minor League Star of the Month, earning
honours in both July and August... Enjoyed his best
stretch of the season between June 1 ' 18, hitting safely in 13
of 15 games, batting .411 (23-56) with eight home runs, 24
RBI and 14 runs scored... In 134 games played, drew 79
walks, including 55 with New Hampshire to lead the Fisher
Cats... LEAGUE RECOGNITION: Selected to participate in
the Eastern League All-Star Game.2004Appeared in 123 games between Single-A Charleston
and Dunedin, batting .263 (113-for-430) with 20 home runs and 64 RBI...Named to the South Atlantic League midseason All-Star Team...Chosen as Toronto's organizational Player of the Month for April.2003Made his professional debut with Rookie Auburn and hit .278 (69-for-248) with 8 home runs and 36 RBI...Tied for second in the New York-Penn League in runs scored (52).